Rivers in Michigan

Pine River (E Upper MI) near Rudyard

Chippewa County, MichiganNWS RUDM4USGS 04127917Gaylord office

Below flood stage
0.91ftStage

Observed Tue, Sep 22, 7:00 PM EDT

Flood stage
17.00 ft
Record crest
19.61 ft2018

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood20.00 ft
Moderate flood19.00 ft
Minor flood17.00 ft
Action15.00 ft
  1. 19.00 ftWater reaches the deck of the Prairie Rd bridge...and begins to flood the roadway.
  2. 17.00 ftWater reaches bottom of Prairie Rd bridge deck.

Flood outlook

Chance of flooding, September to November

CategoryChance
Minor floodingUnder 5%
Moderate floodingUnder 5%
Major floodingUnder 5%

The three-month chances are the River Forecast Centers’ long-range flood outlook, issued August 28, 2026.

Crest history

78 crests on NOAA’s list since 1975.

#DateStage
1October 11, 201819.61 ft
2March 29, 200419.34 ft
3March 30, 198618.44 ft
4April 9, 200818.41 ft
5November 18, 201318.12 ft
6April 21, 198518.08 ft
7September 24, 201017.75 ft
8June 18, 197517.62 ft
9April 9, 198016.69 ft
10April 12, 202316.47 ft
11November 6, 198816.20 ft
12April 12, 201415.67 ft
13April 18, 201915.58 ft
14April 25, 198514.77 ft
15April 12, 200114.69 ft
16December 14, 201514.37 ft
17April 7, 202214.30 ft
18April 3, 197614.17 ft
19April 26, 197913.79 ft
20April 16, 197913.71 ft
21March 16, 202513.11 ft
22April 30, 202013.06 ft
23September 27, 199613.04 ft
24October 14, 201412.82 ft
25April 13, 202212.74 ft

Most recent crests

  • March 16, 2025: 13.11 ft
  • April 29, 2024: 10.83 ft
  • April 12, 2023: 16.47 ft
  • April 13, 2022: 12.74 ft
  • April 7, 2022: 14.30 ft
  • March 24, 2021: 9.10 ft
  • October 23, 2020: 12.64 ft
  • April 30, 2020: 13.06 ft
  • April 18, 2019: 15.58 ft
  • October 11, 2018: 19.61 ft

Nearby

Upstream, downstream and the gauges around this one.

What this means

Forecasts by the North Central River Forecast Center. Forecasts are issued as needed during times of high water, but are not routinely available. River forecasts for this location take into account past precipitation and the precipitation amounts expected approximately 24 hours into the future from the forecast issuance time. River forecasts for this location take into account past precipitation and the precipitation amounts expected approximately 48 hours into the future from the forecast issuance time. Stage may be affected by ice during winter months.

Sources

Stage, flood stages, impacts and crest history from NOAA’s National Water Prediction Service. Streamflow and the daily record from the U.S. Geological Survey.